Re: Two hdds on one channel - why so slow?

[Tommy Reynolds]

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Uttered "Jesse Pollard" <[e-mail]>, spoke thus:

> Thomas Molina <[e-mail]>:
> > 
> > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Ricky Beam wrote:
> > 
> > > >I remember Hollerith Cards.
> > > 
> > > Paper tape!  If it's good enough for the .gov, it's good enough for you.
> > 
> > Have you ever seen an ASR-33 paper tape pileup?  I have; I assure you it's 
> > not a pretty sight.
> 
> Didn't see one of those, but I did see (caused) a pileup from a 30in/sec
> reader.... just try to catch the input before it tears the tape when it
> falls out of the holder ... :-)

It was always great fun to switch the 3000 line-per-minute back online
while the operator was down behind the printer, trying to get the
paper to fold properly.

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